Lin Xiuyan turned to look at Ye Junfei, only to see a cold glint flash between his fingers as his flying sword went back into its sheath.
Even if he gets angry now, he won't allow anyone to hurt her!
Lin Xiuyan said to his retreating figure, "Master Ye is so handsome!"
Ye Junfei walked away gracefully and calmly without turning back.
Lin Xiuyan didn't know what was bothering him, nor did she intend to find out. Anyway, he was a madman, and madmen always acted in ways that were unpredictable.
Xu Qianting jumped down from the second floor and walked to her side, asking, "Where did you find that etiquette tutor of yours? He's fierce!"
Although he disliked Ye Junfei intensely, what he had just witnessed truly shocked him!
Lin Xiuyan replied, "My father found him. I was also frightened by him today."
Seeing that Xu Qianting wanted to say something more, she quickly said, "You just said that someone else came over next to us?"
Xu Qianting then remembered the important matter and nodded, saying, "Zhou Chenyang has personally brought people from the government office here. We need to leave quickly."
"Otherwise, with all these corpses on the ground, given his personality, he would definitely arrest us. Even if we aren't beheaded, we'd be exiled."
Lin Xiuyan knew that what he said made a lot of sense, so she immediately grabbed him and ran away.
Today she has relieved Fan Xilou of his predicament. With the fight at the gambling den over, her mission is complete. The remaining matters should be handled by Commander Xu and Zhou Chenyang.
No sooner had they left than Zhou Chenyang arrived with his men, looking menacing.
He was furious!
This arrangement was tailor-made for the Lin family by him.
At first, everything went very smoothly. He thought he could easily get all the money in the Lin family this time, and he was very happy.
Not long after, his men came and told him that Lin Xiuyan, that good-for-nothing who only knew how to fight and cause trouble, had actually beaten God of Gamblers Li!
This was beyond his expectations, and he immediately ordered Lin Xiuyan to be killed to cover up the truth.
He had already deployed a lot of people in that area, and he thought this time everything would be foolproof.
Unexpectedly, Commander Xu would actually get involved in this matter today, and even stand up for Lin Xiuyan.
Zhou Chenyang had made many arrangements for today's events and was unwilling to fail like this, so he immediately gathered his men and rushed over.
When he arrived, he was shocked to see the river of blood outside the gambling den and the corpses lying haphazardly.
He came over as soon as he received the news, thinking he could catch Lin Xiuyan red-handed no matter what, but he never expected that the assassins he had painstakingly trained would be wiped out!
When did Lin Xiuyan become so amazing?
No, he had seen Lin Xiuyan fight before. Although her skills were good, she was definitely not up to this level.
Who is helping her?
The killing intent in Zhou Chenyang's eyes was almost tangible. He was about to walk into the gambling house when Xu Shoubei and his men came down from upstairs.
As soon as Xu Shoubei saw him, he said, "The city lord has come at the right time. A gang of notorious bandits has infiltrated the city today."
"They came to the gambling den to rob it, and I just happened to run into them."
After he finished speaking, he pulled over the manager of the gambling den, kicked the manager in the back of the knee, and forced him to the ground: "This man is their mole."
The steward cried out in alarm, "Lord, save me!"
He was covered in wounds, all inflicted by Xu Shoubei's men.
Zhou Chenyang's face turned somewhat ugly. This steward was his confidant, and Xu Shoubei's claim that the steward was an inside agent of a notorious bandit was a slap in the face to him.
He said coldly, "Commander Xu claims he's an inside man for a notorious bandit, but does he have any evidence?"
Xu Shoubei nodded and took out the IOU that the steward had Fan Xilou write, saying, "This is evidence that they set up a scheme to swindle the merchants out of their money."
“Normally, a gambling den’s daily turnover is around ten thousand taels. After they cheated the merchants out of their money, they would then hire someone to rob them.”
"This is exactly the kind of 'pig butchering' routine in the underworld. They were just unlucky to run into me and my men patrolling nearby."
“These notorious bandits were extremely ruthless, killing anyone they saw. I led my men in a desperate counterattack and slaughtered them all.”
Zhou Chenyang looked coldly at Xu Shoubei, who looked back at him without fear.
Xu Shoubei knew that it was reasonable to classify all of Zhou Chenyang's assassins as notorious bandits.
After all, keeping a private assassin is a violation of the laws of the Great Chu.
As for the fact that the gambling den was Zhou Chenyang's private property, Commander Xu was certain that Zhou Chenyang would not dare to admit it, because the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty explicitly prohibited officials from engaging in business and privately opening gambling dens and brothels.
Zhou Chenyang's face darkened, but he ignored Xu Shoubei and waved his hand lightly, ordering his men to search the gambling den.
If he can capture Lin Xiuyan here, he can frame her as an accomplice of a notorious bandit.
Unfortunately, apart from the constables brought by Commander Xu, the only other people alive in the gambling den now are the gambling den's employees; Lin Xiuyan has long since run away!
Zhou Chenyang felt like he had tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead. He forced a smile and said, "Commander Xu, you really had a hard day today."
"But you brought so few people, there's bound to be some notorious thieves who get caught."
"Men, launch a city-wide manhunt for this notorious bandit! Arrest anyone found injured or suspicious, and interrogate them thoroughly!"
Xu Shoubei looked at Zhou Chenyang and said, "With the city lord personally taking action, I believe the notorious bandits in the city will have nowhere to hide!"
Zhou Chenyang said insincerely, "Commander Xu has done a great service by killing so many notorious bandits today. I will reward him accordingly."
Commander Xu cupped his hands in greeting and said, "Protecting the people of the city is my duty. You flatter me, Lord City Lord."
With him taking over, Commander Xu left with his men.
He had been disgusted by Zhou Chenyang several times before, but this time he was finally able to fight back, and he felt refreshed.
And after this incident, he could use the fact that a notorious bandit had infiltrated the city to thoroughly investigate the military strength of the entire Yu City and cut off the claws and teeth that Zhou Chenyang had planted.
He genuinely felt that Lin Xiuyan's arrangement for today was excellent and perfectly suited his taste.
It's because this girl is scheming and her own son is too simple-minded to control her, which could easily lead to trouble. Otherwise, it would be fine to marry her as a daughter-in-law.
Although he felt a little regretful, it couldn't dampen his good mood.
In stark contrast to his good mood was Zhou Chenyang.
The manager knelt on the ground with a mournful face and said, "Lord, Lin Xiuyan and her men have robbed all the money from the gambling den!"
Zhou Chenyang: "..."
His vision blurred.
He went to such great lengths just to amass wealth and empty the Lin family mansion.
Now look what happened! Not only did he fail to make any money, but he also emptied his bank account at the gambling den and caused so many people to lose their lives!
He gritted his teeth and said, "Lin Xiuyan, I'm going to skin you alive!"
After he finished speaking, he immediately led his men to the Lin residence to intercept Lin Xiuyan.
He was determined to seize this opportunity to capture Lin Xiuyan, teach her a lesson she would never forget, and make her obediently hand over the Lin family mansion to him!
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